| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
viii, 247 pages ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"Widely regarded as a standard clinical resource, this book helps practitioners think outside the mental health box and recognize when a client may urgently need a medical evaluation. Part I provides an accessible overview of symptoms that can be observed in a standard mental status examination and may point to medical illness. Engaging case vignettes and interviewing pointers help readers hone their diagnostic skills. Part II presents concise facts--including basic medical information and physical and mental symptoms--on more than 60 diseases and syndromes. An easy-to-read chart in Part III cross-tabulates all of the disorders and symptoms for quick reference and comparison. New to This Edition *Reflects more than 15 years of advances in medical and mental health knowledge. *Updated throughout for DSM-5. *Additional medical disorders: celiac disease, traumatic brain injury, heavy metal toxicity, and others. *Updated links to further reading on each health condition"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part I. A review of symptoms: The need for evaluation ; Observing the mental status ; Appearance and behavior ; Mood (affect) ; Speech ; Content of thought ; Intellectual resources ; Insight and judgment ; Personality change ; Diagnostic principles -- Part II. 66 disorders: Adrenal insufficiency ; AIDS ; Altitude sickness ; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ; Antidiuretic hormone, inappropriate secreation ; Brain abscess ; Brain tumor ; Cancer ; Carcinoid syndrome ; Cardiac arrhythmias ; Celiac disease ; Chronic obstructive lung disease ; Congestive heart failure ; Cryptococcosis ; Cushing's syndrome ; Diabetes mellitus ; Epilepsy ; Fibromyalgia ; Heave-metal toxicity ; Herpes encephalitis ; Homocystinuria ; Huntington's disease ; Hyperparathyroidism ; Hypertensive encephalopathy ; Hyperthyroidism ; Hypoparathyroidism ; Hypothyroidism ; Kidney failure ; Klinefelter's syndrome ; Liver failure ; Lyme disease ; Ménière's syndrome ; Menopause ; Metachromatic leukodystrophy ; Migraine ; Mitral valve prolapse ; Multiple sclerosis ; Myasthenia gravis ; Neurocutaneous disorders ; Normal-pressure hydrocephalus ; Parasitism ; Parkinson's disease ; Pellagra ; Pernicious anemia ; Pheochromocytoma ; Pneumonia ; Polycystic ovary syndrome ; Porphyria ; Postoperative delirium ; Premenstrual syndrome ; Prion disease ; Progressive supranuclear palsy ; Protein energy malnutrition ; Pulmonary thromboembolism ; Rheumatoid arthritis ; Sensory deficit ; Sickle-cell disease ; Sleep apnea ; Stroke (Cerebrovascular accident) ; Substance intoxication and withdrawal ; Syphilis ; Systemic infection ; Systemic lupus erythematosus ; Thiamine deficiency ; Traumatic brain injury ; Wilson's disease -- Part III. Symptom summaries. |
| Subject |
Psychological manifestations of general diseases.
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Medicine, Psychosomatic.
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Psychophysiologic Disorders -- diagnosis.
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Psychosomatic Medicine -- methods.
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Psychotherapy.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Clinical Psychology.
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MEDICAL -- Diagnosis.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Social Work.
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MEDICAL -- Psychiatry -- General.
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Medicine, Psychosomatic. (OCoLC)fst01015356
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Psychological manifestations of general diseases. (OCoLC)fst01081374
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| ISBN |
9781462521760 (paperback) |
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1462521762 (paperback) |
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9781462521777 (hardcover) |
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1462521770 (hardcover) |
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